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    John Dalton was a British chemist. He’s known for bringing the atomic theory to light as well as his contributions to color blindness Dalton was born in Eaglesfield, England September 6, 1766 and died July 27, 1844 due to a stroke. Dalton and his brother Jonathan were both born color blind. Dalton’s family wasn’t big on the financial end and he really wanted an education. When he turned 12 he began teaching at the school he was formerly attending. At the age of 14 he began to help out with working

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    My present knowledge of addiction comes from lectures, watching a documentary film, and movies as personally I have not experienced or developed an addiction besides coffee intake that I have in regular basis; however, I have more knowledge about alcohol consumption. Prior to my formal source of learning about dependence, I believed that addiction is a chronic, but treatable disorder as long as the person is open to it. If a person has a desire to become sober should seek for it. I believed

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    World-War II in America and “Meat and Potatoes.” These two categories evaluate the industrialization of fast food, along with the dangers of consuming meat, the chemical flavoring of food, the working conditions of the meat industry, the global background of fast food, and the production of cattle. The book introduces the McDonald’s brothers and Carl N. Karcher which investigate their performance as developers in the fast food industry in California. This results to the inspection of Walt Disney and

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    considered effective in modern practice, due to their dangerous outcomes. If there are any other factors that contribute to abnormality, it could be possible that the chemicals found in our food, could contribute to abnormality. The other possibility is the amount of pollution in our air, could also be a cause for abnormality. Chemicals, hormones, and pollution all could potentially contribute to or be a cause of abnormality, but it is not certain. I believe abnormality results from environmental and

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    atomic theory of matter and hence in known as one of the fathers of modern physical science. Dalton was the son of a Quaker weaver. When only 12 he took charge of a Quaker school in Cumberland and two years later taught with his brother at a school in Kendal, where he was to remain for 12 years. He then became a teacher of mathematics and natural philosophy at New College in Manchester. The doors of Cambridge and Oxford being open at that time only to members of the Church

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    father, and brothers. Dave’s mother was not like a normal mother, Dave’s mother, Catherine Pelzer, beat and neglected Dave. Dave also had 4 brothers that lived with him and his parents: Richard, Ron, Stephen, and Kevin. Dave’s father lived with them, but was rarely home. While Catharine did not neglect Dave’s brothers she did not deserve custody of Dave’s brothers, because of her abusive ways towards Dave (Pelzer). Dave’s mother, Catharine Pelzer, was the mother of Dave and his brothers and the wife

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    I truly believe that lone wolf terrorism continues to be out greatest threat currently. Their attacks don’t have the grandeur of a nuclear or chemical attack, but they seem to be the most common form of attack we are facing. Some of the tactics that lone wolf terrorists have used include mass shootings, an attempted suicide bombing in New York, large rental vehicles being used to mow down bystanders

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    present. By 1000 BC, ancient civilizations used technologies that would eventually form the basis of the various branches of the subject. Examples include extracting metals from ores, making pottery and glazes, fermenting beer and wine, extracting chemicals from plants for medicine and perfume, rendering fat into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze. The science of chemistry, alchemy, was unsuccessful in explaining the nature of matter and its transformations. However, by performing experiments

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    Not all people raise children the same way. Each parent has his or her own method of preparing a child for the world. In the article “What Makes a Good Parent,” author Robert Epstein lays out ten criteria for “good” parents. In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Walls’s parents display techniques that initially seem detrimental to her life. However, throughout the memoir, Walls’s mother and father demonstrate Epstein’s good parenting qualities by promoting self-sufficiency and providing educational

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    For example, one chemical attack, involving the use of mustard gas, sarin, and other deadly toxins, occurred in Ghouta on August 21, 2013. Nearly 100 people, made up of innocents and rebels, were killed by the horrible chemicals that were shot out of the government’s mortars during the event (“Syrian Civil War” 2). Also, in the winter of 2013, the government gassed over thirty

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